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Let It Grow ↑↑ UP - Vertical Gardening

By Marion Dalley There are many types of systems flowers for growing on arbors, as
to use in vertical gardening. Be as are honeysuckle and passionflower.

ave you recently moved, or put a creative as you want, plant rows of Remember to make sure that the
Hpool or new garage in, usurping wall-mounted pots, or build a tower trellis is very well anchored, and
the space you would have had for a of planters and hanging baskets. How strong enough to support the weight
big garden? There are many reasons about using a garden arch, creating of the fruits and vegetables.
you may have had to downsize your a pallet garden, or using a trellis. Other materials that can be used
growing area, but never fear, there are Consider a bean teepee. Browse for vertical gardening are welded
solutions. gardening magazines to find the idea wire, T-posts, cattle or hog panels,
that fits just right.
A relatively new trend in gardening chicken wire, and recycled fencing.
is vertical gardening. This can be Flowers of all sorts would look Vertical gardening can be a
used for both flowers and vegetables. wonderful in a wall of mounted pots, solution for a patio or balcony,
Vertical gardening can create a lovely with the blooms cascading down the for those who have chronic back
visual space, it can hide unappealing wall. A tower of planters and hanging problems, for small yard spaces that
sights or views, it can maximize your baskets will also look delightful Photo Submitted get lots of sunshine, or for interest
planting area. with a rainbow of violas, petunias, some vertical gardening. in the garden. It puts your food on
nasturtium, calendula, pansies,
There are many benefits of vertical display and makes spaces that are
trailing lobelia, and verbena. Potted Trellises and arbors can give you
gardening. There will be an increase walls as also ideal for growing annual the stability and height desired for engaging. Arched trellises can create
in yield (harvest) as your plants are truly magical gardening spaces that
herbs such as basil, parsley, cilantro, vegetable plants such as peas, beans,
getting more sunlight and air. For and dill, or radishes, and salad greens tomatoes, squashes, cucumbers. They you will want to spend time in.
those of you who may have back/knee such as leaf lettuce, spinach, and are also great for grapes, raspberries, Time to see what’s up! Happy
problems from constant bending/
plotting.

kale. Be sure to use containers that and melons. Clematis are perfect
kneeling, being able to harvest while will accommodate adult size plants,
standing or reaching will be a relief. THEME: GO FIGURE 8 Answer page
as growth will be stunted if the pots
Plants will be less susceptible to are too small. THEME: Go Figure 8 • Answers

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are more visible for faster treatment. is that the wood is safe for reuse. A F R O 1 0 0 0 E Q U I P
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displaying the IPPC (International
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